#mira

There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves. ↗

— David Hume

#any #delusion #education #found #good

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#accurate #admirable #been #child #elevation

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

#anything #assistance #every #except #fact

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

#grows #ignorance #miracles #soil #which

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#humor

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#life #live #miracle #miracles #inspirational

If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle. ↗

— Jack Adams

#counseling #either #free #miracle #pay

Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems. ↗

— Kirstie Alley

#alcohol #big #big problem #culture #grew

I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#always #clark #easy #eisenhower #fair

I acquired an admiration for Japanese culture, art, and architecture, and learned of the existence of the game of GO, which I still play. ↗

— Philip Warren Anderson

#admiration #architecture #art #culture #existence